God of War’s Mimir Brought to Life as Realistic Animatronic Head
Remember Mimir? He’s the wise talking head who told you stories in 2018’s God of War. Well, he’s now been brought to life as a brilliant animatronic.
It’s the work of Bar-El Studio, who specialises in animatronics, special effects, prosthetics and model making. The studio spent the past several months piecing together the animatronic head and revealed the finished product on January 6, 2020.
Mimir is realised in full - well, his head - with glowing golden eyes, horns, beard, and he even moves his mouth as if talking to you.
It caught the attention of God of War developer Santa Monica Studio who shared the reveal video on Twitter, describing it as “one of the single greatest tribute creations for #GodofWar we've ever seen.”
Billie Lourd Portrayed Carrie Fisher in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Scene
This article contains some spoilers for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
Actress and Carrie Fisher's daughter Billie Lourd portrayed young Leia in that scene in Rise of the Skywalker.
According to Yahoo Entertainment, there was a decision made to not replace Fisher with another actress, so instead almost all of Leia's scenes in the movie are made up of VFX efforts and old footage. The only exception is one scene in which we see a young Luke Skywalker training his sister and showing her Force sensitive nature. During this sequence, Leia is played by Billie Lourd.
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Netflix’s The Witcher Season 2 Expected in 2021, Will Be ‘Much More Linear’
The creators of Netflix’s The Witcher series are aiming to get Season 2 out in 2021 and confirm that it will be more linear than the first season.
This comes from showrunner Lauren S. Hissrich who responded to questions from The Witcher fans in a Reddit AMA session on January 7, 2020. “We don't yet have a target launch date for S2, past 2021,” she said in one response. “We don't want to rush the product. That doesn't benefit anyone.”
One of the recurring topics brought up in the AMA was about the non-linear structure of the first season and whether that would be replicated in Season 2. “The story will be much more linear, now that the three characters' stories have started to intersect,” Hissrich confirmed.
There Were Never Plans for THOSE Force Ghosts in Rise of Skywalker
This article contains SPOILERS for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
To the dismay of some Star Wars fans, there were never plans to have Anakin Skywalker or Kylo Ren appear as Force Ghosts at the end of Episode IX.
Yahoo! Entertainment reports that Roger Guyett, the visual effects supervisor for The Rise of Skywalker, says the team never created a Force Ghost for the redeemed Ben Solo after he died.
The very end of the film sees Rey abandoning her Palpatine roots in favour of the Skywalker name. Luke and Leia are shown in their Force Ghost forms giving a sense of approval to the move but there's no Anakin or Ben Solo to be seen.
IGN Readers Weigh in on the Best and Worst Star Wars Movies
During the turn of the new year, we asked IGN readers what your favorite and least-favorite Star Wars movies are across the board. As with any poll about films and sagas, there were some surprises. Read the breakdown below on which Star Wars films won in each category.
What is the Best Star Wars Movie?
25,000 of you voted, with Empire Strikes Back winning by a landslide at 51%. Second place was Revenge of the Sith at only 11%, and third place went to Return of the Jedi at 9%.
The Empire Strikes Back has been a fan favorite through years of new fans to the saga, and even boasts a 97% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, followed by a 94% critics score. Releasing in 1980, and the sequel to A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back holds numerous reveals within the Star Wars story. Planet Hoth and the battle we're brought into; Luke's training with Master Yoda in Dagobah; and of course, Luke learning who he truly is from that famous Darth Vader line.
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The CW Renews Every Arrowverse Series
Good news for fans of The CW. Chances are, your favorite series has just been renewed for another season.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, The CW has renewed nearly all of its current ongoing series for the 2020-2021 season. That lineup includes:
- All American: Season 3
- Batwoman: Season 2
- Black Lightning: Season 4
- Charmed: Season 3
- Dynasty: Season 4
- The Flash: Season 7
- In the Dark: Season 3
- Legacies: Season 3
Fans React to PS5’s Groundbreaking Logo
Last night during its CES 2020 press conference, Sony revealed the PlayStation 5's official logo - which, spoilers, looks nearly identical to the PlayStation 4 logo. Naturally, gamers took this opportunity to mock just how similar the new logo is - but hey, if it ain't broke, don't fix it, right?
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Do Marvel VFX Artists Prefer Directors Who Know Less About Effects?
CGI effects are par for the course in superhero films these days. It’s likely that you sit through the credits at Marvel films to check out post-credit sequences, so you’ve probably seen the very long lists of people who work in the effects departments. Computer-generated effects are a specialized skill - sometimes directors know a lot about the process, and sometimes they rely more on the specialists to create sequences and tell them what is possible for a scene.
IGN got a chance to speak to the VFX department for Avengers: Endgame, including Dan DeLeeuw, and Captain Marvel’s Shannon Justison, Janelle Croshaw Ralla and Nick Crew. They told us all about working with directors, and what they prefer in terms of director knowledge about their craft.